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have occured to our Examinations* But I never 
could, upon repeated Searches, difcover any Ap¬ 
pearance of Corn or other Vi&uals in the Winter 
Seafon. 
One might reafonably conclude the Hill-Ants 
(if any) to have repofitories of Corn. They are 
far the largeft of all the reft, and proportionally 
ftrong. They have, perhaps, fufficient Force not 
only to raife a confiderable Weight from the 
Ground, but alfo to transfer a Wheat Corn, or 
other Grain, to fome Diftance. But, upon Exami¬ 
nation of their Settlements, I never could find any 
Magazines or Collections of Food* 
As little Succefs hath accompanied my Obfer- 
vations on the Jet Ants. Such a conftant Seen© 
of Difappointments led me to farther Experiments, 
which, was the fuppofition true, could not pro¬ 
bably fail of fucceeding. 
At the beginning of Spring I placed in feveraj 
Flower-Pots and other Conveniences different Co¬ 
lonies of Yellow, fmall Black, Red, and Hill Ant s 
with their refpe&ive Queens, Attendants and Ver~ 
micles. They continued in this Pofition the whole 
Summer, Autumn, and Winter* They carried 
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